If you measure a parallax of 0.006 arc seconds from an observatory on the ground, your uncertainty will be about _____

A) 10 percent
B) 75 percent
C) 30 percent
D) 57 percent


C

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Steep-sided stratovolcanoes are made from lava that

A) is as runny as liquid water.
B) has a medium viscosity.
C) has a high viscosity.
D) can have any viscosity.

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Avogadro's number is related to the universal gas constant R and the number of moles n by:

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When monochromatic light illuminates a grating with 7000 lines per centimeter, its second order maximum is at 62.4°. What is the wavelength of the light?

A) 336 nm B) 752 nm C) 633 nm D) 452 nm E) 363 nm

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